Last week on Tuesday I had the rare opportunity of visiting Nosh Restaurant for some drinks and sushi. Typically, Nosh offers grandiose plates of extravagant price ranges; but on Tuesdays, they offer a simple sushi menu at pretty reasonable prices for the quality of fish we had received. When my friend showed me their insanely cool website, which made my inner amateur web designer geek out, I knew that I definitely wanted to hit this place up for some noms, as my friend and I would say.
Located at 47 Russell Street in Rochester, NY, initially, Nosh was a bit difficult to find the entrance of if you didn't know which side of the building it was on, as we did not. After circumnavigating the building, we spotted the sign outside the door and entered. I enjoyed seeing how open and unstuffy this restaurant was. Tons of natural light escaped into the room. Natural wood tables and marble countertops were a main decorative focus. Instead of being dark and close-cornered that I had expected from a fancier restaurant, Nosh gave me the feeling of being at a winery in the country regardless of being located in the city.
My friend and I decided to eat at the bar, even though there were plenty of tables open. This turned out to be a good decision as the bartender gave us both high fives for sitting there and even ended up giving us a free drink. I think we received the Mia Wallace, which included rum, blackberries, and strawberries, and it tasted like a berry smoothie. My friend ordered the Hari Kari cocktail that combined gin and dry curacao with Ty-Ku Junmai sake. The special Tuesday sushi menu cards were so adorable, reminiscent of their fun website. My friend and I were planning on splitting an assorted sushi plate for about $40, which we saw on the website and would have included plenty of food for the two of us, but the waitress told us the chef, Hell's Kitchen 16's Kimberly Roth, had decided not to do that combination any longer as it was a lot of work to make.*
Instead, my friend and I ordered three rolls of sushi from the menu. The Nosh Roll, which was suggested to us by the waitress as her favorite, included coconut shrimp, mango, habanero, avocado, thai basil, cilantro, gingered masago mayo, cajun ahi tuna, "sexy" soy sauce, fried garlic, and tobiko roe. We also ordered the tamer Ho Machi, with yellowtail tuna, scallions, and avocado, and the Tuna Tetaki, which was a marinated jerk-seared tuna served with sushi rice. The chef had plated the sushi so perfectly on a giant plate for us that it simply looked like a masterpiece. Also included were hefty amounts of ginger, wasabi, and all the soy sauce we could want. The total for all of the sushi came to about $40, the same as we were planning on spending anyway.
As far as taste, this sushi knocked it out of the park completely. You could tell that each piece of fish was carefully selected. Each one was so flavorful and, although we essentially got three tuna dishes, each plate tasted unique and wildly delicious. The pieces of Nosh Roll were so loaded that they hardly fit into my mouth in one bite. The coconut shrimp reminded me of shrimp tempura as it was pleasantly crunchy which, combined with the soft popping of the tobiko roe, made for the delightful and satisfying eating sensation.
The Tuna Tetaki also blew me out of the water. This plate was so simple, as it was just lightly seared slices of extremely fresh tuna, but its flavors made me feel like I was at my favorite beach barbeque on the ocean. I wish I had a full-on tuna steak cooked in this way. I liked that it was paired with the rice as a side so that I could taste all the flavors of the buttery tuna before following it with a bit of warm, garlicky rice. The pieces of tuna were definitely big enough that I had to eat them in two bites, which I was not complaining about because I certainly savored every taste.
In conclusion, I absolutely loved this Tuesday special from Nosh. Having a sushi feast with cocktails was an extremely great Spring treat as everyone is getting excited for the warm, beach weather again. While not usually in my budget, when I can spring for high quality seafood occasionally, I certainly will. If you'd like to try Nosh on a Tuesday for dinner, their kitchen stays open until 10pm. If you'd rather try one of their fancy, unique cocktails on the weekends, their bar stays open until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays! Thank you for reading my restaurant review, keep an eye out for more articles like this by following my Twitter or my Instagram for post updates!*EDIT: Kimberly Roth graciously shared my post on her Facebook page where she commented about sushi combination platters taking time to make, stating, "I adjusted my menu to better accommodate the restaurant flow... you know I never shy away from hard work!" Thank you, Kimberly, and might I also add, it was wonderful creating a sushi combination plate of my own choosing, regardless!
UPDATE: Nosh is not currently offering Sushi Tuesdays, but their Happy Hour specials are some of the best in town!
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